A simple search for information sources shows that there are many researches and articles in the field of lecture method and comparison with other types of teaching methods. Interestingly enough, if not with certainty in all of these researches, at least in most of them, the result was in favor of non-lecturing. Previously, the authors emphasized the importance of rhetoric in a Persian letter (...

This approach deals with developing logical/creative/critical thinking and problem-solving skills by means of clearly explaining grammar rules and by providing patterns and examples for organising effective dialogues or presentations in the foreign language, leading students towards free, meaningful communication. Enriching engineering students’ English vocabulary firstly focuses on the special...

besides the necessity of gaining the prerequisites of tafsir, the views of the early scholars about these prerequisites also had to be considered. the present article is to make clear that most of the exegetes did not really meet the prerequisites mentioned in their own preface. it also discuses about the preliminary sciences to tafsir which may be classified into seven general groups with some...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess the extent to which Portuguese companies have incorporated equalityand diversity-related issues into their management discourse, and examine the prevalent rhetoric on these matters. Design/methodology/approach – A comprehensive content analysis of the web sites of the 500 largest companies plus the 20 best companies to work for in Portugal, in 20...

This chapter defines professional communication in intercultural contexts. It presents a workable model of culture, connects that model to rhetoric, and provides a method to analyze rhetorics and cultures in intercultural contexts. It also contextualizes the model of intercultural rhetorical research in prevailing paradigms of rhetoric and professional communication, strongly criticizing the lo...

Video games have been created about political and social issues since the early days of the medium. In recent years, many developers are rapidly creating and releasing games in response to current events. These games are being referred to as newsgames. With an increasing number of people citing the internet as their primary news source, it would appear that newsgames could become an important p...